. The book of evergreens, a practical treatise on the coniferae, or cone-bearing plants. Evergreens; Coniferae. 292 THE BOOK OF EVERGREENS. The timber furnished Ly the Red Cedar is exceedingly valuable, being light, fine-grained, compact, and durable. The heart-wood is of a very handsome dark red color, and is susceptible of a fine polish. It is highly odorous through- out, and is used for a great variety of ornamental JL-NIPERCS VIUGINIAXA, TWO-TniRB SIZE. as "well as for more useful j^urposes. In the manufacture of lead-pencils it is in great demand, being as well adapted to that
. The book of evergreens, a practical treatise on the coniferae, or cone-bearing plants. Evergreens; Coniferae. 292 THE BOOK OF EVERGREENS. The timber furnished Ly the Red Cedar is exceedingly valuable, being light, fine-grained, compact, and durable. The heart-wood is of a very handsome dark red color, and is susceptible of a fine polish. It is highly odorous through- out, and is used for a great variety of ornamental JL-NIPERCS VIUGINIAXA, TWO-TniRB SIZE. as "well as for more useful j^urposes. In the manufacture of lead-pencils it is in great demand, being as well adapted to that purpose as the more rare J. Berraudiana. For hedging, this species is unfortunately badly adapted, the lower limbs always dying out, and the foliage becoming. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Hoopes, Josiah, 1832-1904. New York O. Judd
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